Delta Air Lines Inc Buys 49% Stake In Virgin Atlantic

Delta Air Lines Inc Buys 49% Stake In Virgin Atlantic

Delta Air Lines Inc Buys 49% Stake In Virgin Atlantic

Christopher Furlong

In this photograph illustration a Virgin Airlines and Delta Airlines baggage tags are affixed on the handle of luggage on December 11, 2012 in Manchester, England. Delta Air Lines has agreed to invest $360m (£224m) to buy the 49% stake of Singapore Airlines in Virgin Atlantic. The airlines hope the new joint venture will create an expanded trans-Atlantic network.

In this photograph illustration a Virgin Airlines and Delta Airlines baggage tags are affixed on the handle of luggage on December 11, 2012 in Manchester, England. Delta Air Lines has agreed to invest $360m (£224m) to buy the 49% stake of Singapore Airlines in Virgin Atlantic. The airlines hope the new joint venture will create an expanded trans-Atlantic network.

Delta Air Lines Inc Buys 49% Stake In Virgin Atlantic

Christopher Furlong

In this photograph illustration a Virgin Airlines and Delta Airlines baggage tags are affixed on the handle of luggage on December 11, 2012 in Manchester, England. Delta Air Lines has agreed to invest $360m (£224m) to buy the 49% stake of Singapore Airlines in Virgin Atlantic. The airlines hope the new joint venture will create an expanded trans-Atlantic network.

In this photograph illustration a Virgin Airlines and Delta Airlines baggage tags are affixed on the handle of luggage on December 11, 2012 in Manchester, England. Delta Air Lines has agreed to invest $360m (£224m) to buy the 49% stake of Singapore Airlines in Virgin Atlantic. The airlines hope the new joint venture will create an expanded trans-Atlantic network.

Delta Air Lines Inc Buys 49% Stake In Virgin Atlantic

Christopher Furlong

A Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747 sits on the tarmac at Manchester Airport on December 11, 2012 in Manchester, England. Delta Air Lines has agreed to invest $360m (£224m) to buy the 49% stake of Singapore Airlines in Virgin Atlantic. The airlines hope the new joint venture will create an expanded trans-Atlantic network.

A Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747 sits on the tarmac at Manchester Airport on December 11, 2012 in Manchester, England. Delta Air Lines has agreed to invest $360m (£224m) to buy the 49% stake of Singapore Airlines in Virgin Atlantic. The airlines hope the new joint venture will create an expanded trans-Atlantic network.

Delta Air Lines Inc Buys 49% Stake In Virgin Atlantic

Christopher Furlong

A Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747 sits on the tarmac at Manchester Airport on December 11, 2012 in Manchester, England. Delta Air Lines has agreed to invest $360m (£224m) to buy the 49% stake of Singapore Airlines in Virgin Atlantic. The airlines hope the new joint venture will create an expanded trans-Atlantic network.

A Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747 sits on the tarmac at Manchester Airport on December 11, 2012 in Manchester, England. Delta Air Lines has agreed to invest $360m (£224m) to buy the 49% stake of Singapore Airlines in Virgin Atlantic. The airlines hope the new joint venture will create an expanded trans-Atlantic network.

Delta Air Lines Inc Buys 49% Stake In Virgin Atlantic

Christopher Furlong

A Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747 sits on the tarmac at Manchester Airport on December 11, 2012 in Manchester, England. Delta Air Lines has agreed to invest $360m (£224m) to buy the 49% stake of Singapore Airlines in Virgin Atlantic. The airlines hope the new joint venture will create an expanded trans-Atlantic network.

A Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747 sits on the tarmac at Manchester Airport on December 11, 2012 in Manchester, England. Delta Air Lines has agreed to invest $360m (£224m) to buy the 49% stake of Singapore Airlines in Virgin Atlantic. The airlines hope the new joint venture will create an expanded trans-Atlantic network.

Delta Air Lines Inc Buys 49% Stake In Virgin Atlantic

Christopher Furlong

In this photograph illustration a Virgin Airlines and Delta Airlines baggage tags are affixed on the handle of luggage on December 11, 2012 in Manchester, England. Delta Air Lines has agreed to invest $360m (£224m) to buy the 49% stake of Singapore Airlines in Virgin Atlantic. The airlines hope the new joint venture will create an expanded trans-Atlantic network.

In this photograph illustration a Virgin Airlines and Delta Airlines baggage tags are affixed on the handle of luggage on December 11, 2012 in Manchester, England. Delta Air Lines has agreed to invest $360m (£224m) to buy the 49% stake of Singapore Airlines in Virgin Atlantic. The airlines hope the new joint venture will create an expanded trans-Atlantic network.